Supporting Queer Students in the Classrooom

Founded by a community of teachers, this organization advocates for the rights of queer students as well as provides professional development and educational resources for educators and parents.

Articles and guides published by the Trevor Project to help adults learn more about issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community and how to be an effective ally.

Human Rights Campaign professional development tool. "The Welcoming Schools program uses an intersectional, anti-racist lens dedicated to actionable policies and practices. We uplift school communities with critical tools to embrace family diversity, create LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive schools, prevent bias-based bullying, and support transgender and non-binary students." from website

Overview of the needs of LGBTQ students and issues they face in the school environment. Additional resources for the classroom are included.

Suggested pedagogical practices to foster an inclusive environment for queer students.

Lesson plan developed by Tiferet Ani. Published on the DC Area Educators for Social Justice.

An assortment of lessons plans centered around the vocabulary and content in the story Julian Is A Mermaid.

This resource includes a list of questions for discussions or reflective writing about the elements of identity and links to additional materials for exploring identity with empathy.

A document with lesson plan ideas, discussion questions, reflective writing prompts, and classroom activities for teaching about sexual education and cultural identity.

This resource provides lesson plans and activities, reflective writing and discussion questions, and additional resources for teaching on love, race, and sexuality in the context of homosexuality.

Puzzle activities for the classroom to teach about friendship and race.

Lesson plan ideas on a variety of topics including gender and sexuality.